How to properly Gold plate Trumpet
I have some questions on Gold plating. I'm looking to gold plate my trumpet which is currently silver plated. I purchased the plug-n-plate gold kit and found that it takes a VERY long time to plate...forever actually and I am planning to do the entire horn, but dont want to be sitting there brushing the same area for hours... here are my q's
1. I handle the tpt a lot! What is the most durable gold I can plate? 24kt? There are days where I handle the tpt for 6+ hours!
2. How can I plate a large surface area in a short amount of time?
3 How do you achieve a Satin finish?
4. Why does the gold rub off when I'm done?!
5. Can I use the gold plug-n-plate kit to achieve any of your suggestions, or do I need more supplies?
Thanks for your help!
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